#basic classification of leather

We will explain the most basic classification of leather, and the most commonly used in the production of leather handmade leather. Leather can be used according to purpose, tanning methods, different levels to classify, today is the most talked about the type of animal, so that we understand more convenient ~

1：Cattle leather

Leather is currently the most widely used, leather shoes, leather, belts, bags ... ... Mainly leather beautiful, soft, solidity reached a good balance, especially the most important point of a wide range of sources, cost-effective, better by we used.

Cowhide feel more flexible in the hands, the front face pores extremely detailed, a wide range of leather, divided into yellow leather, buffalo leather, yak leather cowhide and so on, the market mainly yellow cattle and leather for sale. Cattle and cattle are not the same, yellow cowhide good, delicate fibers, the skin can feel it; In contrast, buffalo skin is slightly worse, less buffalo hair, cortical fiber thick, coarse pores and spacing sparse, leather appearance will worse.

2：Sheep leather

Sheepskin is a good thing, soft and delicate, but first of all to say that sheepskin is divided into goatskin and sheepskin, goatskin and sheepskin is not the same, the sheep is a wool factory into the tanneries, and the goat is not a heart. Sheep skin fiber fine than goatskin soft, but the quality of the intensity to be less. Sheep skin feel fatty and soft, so leather lining is the best choice, and goatskin because of high strength, is also used to make high-grade women's shoes. Sheepskin feel the most tender and delicate, of course, the more obvious is the surface into a fish-shaped lines. Still have to pay attention to distinguish between goats and sheep, the reason why the difference between sheep skin and goatskin strength because the fiber thinner, combined with thin slender wool, is reflected in the surface of the fish scale pattern to be fine and beautiful, while the cortex feels soft and fluffy.

3：Pig leather

Pig skin is actually a good kind of leather, durable, waterproof, but the pigskin is too hard, the aesthetics is not very good leather, pig skin pores are extremely regular equilateral 3 angle, very obvious. There are still a lot of pigskin shoes in China in the 1980s and 1980s, but nowadays rare, if any, camouflage, pigskin is mainly used to make leather (softer after thinning) and inner liner (shoe and bag liner) and other excipients, we eat it meat mouth, but unfortunately it's leather products are rarely used.

4：Buck leather

Deerskin always give you a high-end, elegant impression, probably deer shape and the impact of the sparse number, in fact, the deer is a herbivore only, and many kinds, some skin surface pores, The larger the distance between the pores, the feel is slightly better than the pig skin, the general processing of suede leather or made fur flip shoes. There are also very delicate soft, excellent touch, but the surface has always been better than leather.

5：Chamois

Suede is the "deer" skin, very soft, breathable absorbent, tanned made of suede, commonly used in making gloves, can also be used to rub the car, wipe glasses and so on. Because after the lack of raw materials, use sheepskin instead. Up to now it has become the generic term suede, suede now more than other animals made of suede leather guest.

6 ：Horse leather

Little horse we see, in fact, not a widely used horse leather, coupled with a small number of natural rare. Horse skin thick fibers, cortex hard, so it is mainly used to equip, even if the shoes are mostly boots. Horse hips which, in recent years is very hot, in fact, is the skin on the horse's ass, the use of farming horses, rarely used horse racing and pony.

7 ：Other leathers

In addition to the above several kinds of leather material, there are fish leather, amphibian leather, reptile leather, ostrich leather · · · · · · · · · A few rare leathers, and then discuss with you slowly.

| Several commonly used leather classification |

 First, vegetable tanned leather

We open the three words to read: plants, plants. Tanning, tanning. Leather, leather is processed. Together, this means leather that is tanned from botanicals. Vegetable tanned leather is the best in the first layer of leather, it is through plant tannin preservation, the biggest feature is environmentally friendly, harmless, suitable for direct contact with the skin wear. It is different from the current spray paint skin on the market (spray paint skin is sprayed with a layer of skin on the skin, used to cover the original skin texture, blemishes, so the belly and blemishes excessive skin, usually carried out Spray paint processing used), but full grain leather is not without suspicion of the most primitive state displayed in people, which is destined to use full-grain dough, you can only pick the best part of the cow body.

Vegetable tanned leather easy to absorb water, softened after absorbing water, strong plasticity, soft leather surface, delicate and smooth, is the majority of artisans, carving artists most commonly used, and the most widely used leather.

In daily use, vegetable tanning leather will have the effect of discoloration, the more the more lightly, the color becomes darker, deep honey color. With the passage of time, this color change is ongoing, these subtle changes increase the playability of leather goods, through different oil and care products to maintain or increase the degree and speed of color change, raise Belongs to own leather goods. Commonly known as "cattle."

Second, crazy horse skin

In addition to vegetable tanned leather, crazy horse skin is also a lot of people like to use a material. Many people ask whether Crappie is not the answer to the question. Of course, not the Maltese, but the cowhide. Crazy Horse is just a name of the leather making process originating in the United States and flowing to the mainland through Taiwan.

Crazy horse skin is divided into smooth and matte leather effect, a little crazy horse hide fat, feel great; other less fat, leather friction effect is more obvious.

Therefore, the characteristics of crazy horse skin is relatively clear, the messy and disorderly leather effect, rough atmosphere of the atmosphere, a strong sense of leather feel, and can be hand-pushed to show the color of the discoloration effect, allowing users to use the more wonderful.

Crazy horse skin relative to the price of vegetable tanned leather slightly lower, belong to the high-end leather. At the same time care is simple, durable wear-resistant, finished edges do not need to polish, also do not need top oil, it will look good, is informal, retro style of the old style. 

Third, the wax leather

Oil wax skin is the first layer of leather by grinding, oiling, waxing the formation of a special effect of leather, is an antique art effect of the fashion leather craft, but also the world's major brands of leather. Because of its process characteristics, the surface of the oil wax skin is easy to leave scratches, with the shoe cloth or shoe wax along the texture direction repeatedly smear will disappear.

In addition, the oil wax skin absorption and strong oil absorption, stick to the water and oil after the part of the leather color will become dark, in fact, these characteristics of the wax skin, giving it a sense of nostalgia and vicissitudes , Is the main reason for its popularity.